The ancient Greeks wore a variety of hats to protect them from the elements and to act as aesthetic embellishments ...

At the archaeological site of Rue Thubeuf in Rouen, France, 53 burials dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries […] ...

Discoveries challenge previous assumptions about Roman influence in the region, revealing extensive Roman activity and ...

A recent study, published in the International Journal of Paleopathology, examined the skeletal remains of a child who lived ...

Russell is a Science Writer with IFLScience and has a PhD in the History of Science, Medicine and Technology. In 1821, the English Romantic poet John Keats died at the young age of 25 after ...

Testing confirmed the substance as cinnabar, a mercury sulfide mineral historically used in burial practices, shamanism, and early medicine. Findings suggest long-distance trade connections and ...